Paytm Payments Bank Launched, Earn 4% interest for your money After Airtel payments Bank, now Paytm, India’s most used mobile wallet, has launched Paytm Payments Bank. Paytm had decided to launch its Payment Bank last year near Diwali but due to some reasons it wasn’t able to go ahead with the plan. Paytm, through its newly incorporated company Paytm Payments Bank Ltd has entered the Payments bank market. In India, Paytm is now the second company after Airtel, to have entered the Payments bank segment. Paytm founder, Vijay Shekhar Sharma…
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Government launches free anti-virus software for PC, Mobile phones
Aiming at providing cyber security, the Government launched free anti-virus software for computers and mobiles by way of setting up a malware analysis centre with has been named Cyber Swachhta Kendra (CSK). Launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information and Technology (MEITY), this centre is supposed to work in collaboration with various Internet Service Providers, anti-virus companies, banks and academicians for providing free digital tools to the general public, helping the secure their computers, mobile phones and laptops from virus, worms and other malicious software. “India is going to take…
Read MoreAhead of China, PM Modi’s ‘Startup India’ makes country world’s 3rd largest hub for new tech outfits
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Startup India’ initiative has caught the attention of the world. ‘India’ was a key topic at the ongoing World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2017. The ‘Startup India’ initiative has not only effected a startup boom in the country but also made India world’s third largest “hotspot” for new tech businesses in a short span of time. Quoting a report by Nasscom and Zinnov, an article on World Economic Forum’s website (www.weforum.org) says the list of top five such countries is led by the US, followed by…
Read MoreNational Career Service by Govt. of India: All You Need To Know
National Career Service India What is National Career Service? National Career Service (NCS) is a Mission Mode project under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt. of India. Launched on 20th July 2015, by the Honorable Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, NCS aims at using every possible aspect of technology in bridging the gap between the job-seekers and the employers. With the tagline, “Right Opportunities, Right Time”, the National Career Service portal (www.ncs.gov.in) has been developed primarily to connect the opportunities with the aspirations of youth. This…
Read MoreOnline OPD Slip for Hospitals: All You Need To Know
Under the flagship of Digital India initiative, the Government of India has launched another revolutionary service called ehospital, whereby, rather than standing in queues in Government and Private hospitals to get your Out-Patient Department (OPD) slips, you can now register online and get an appointment in a particular hospital with a particular medical specialization department. Thanks to the Online Registration System (ORS). What is Online Registration System (ORS)? Online Registration System (ORS) is a platform with an aim of linking maximum hospitals (Government as well as Private) throughout the country…
Read MoreDigiLocker by Govt of India: All You Need To Know
Being one of the initiatives under the Digital India flagship by the Government of India, DigiLocker is one of the most sought for online service launched in February 2015. Through this article, we would provide all the information you need to know about the DigiLocker. What is DigiLocker? DigiLocker is one of the key initiatives under the Indian Government’s flagship program, Digital India, with an aim of transforming India into a digitally empowered nation. It is simply a private secure space in a government owned public cloud where an individual…
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